Le Net

Practice Areas

Banking & Finance, Real Estate, Litigation & ADR, M&A, Tax

Career

Net Le is the partner in charge of financial services, infrastructure and arbitration practice group of the firm. In 2019 and early 2020, Le led a number of signature deals and cases, including: representing PetroVietnam in working with Nghi Son Refinery, acting for a number of subway construction projects in both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, representing lender in a 8-bank syndication deal from China to Vietnam, representing Vingroup in a major M&A transaction, representing major renewable energy companies in wind power and solar power projects, winning an ICC construction arbitration case for Vietnam Expressway Corporation.

Le obtained his LL.B from Warsaw University in 1996, LL.M from KU Leuven in 1997, and Ph.D from London School of Economics in 2004. He co-founded LNT & Partners in 2006. He is a panel arbitrator at the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre (VIAC) where he has chaired or co-arbitrated many leading cases, and also a panel arbitrator at Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Le a member of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a CEDR accredited mediator.

Professional Memberships

Vietnam Bar Federation, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, VIAC, SIAC, International Chamber of Commerce

Publications

2023, Vietnam chapter, Investing In... 2023 - Chambers Global Practice Guides

2022, "Legislation on data privacy in Vietnam – where are we now?", Lexology

2022, "Delegation or authorization – what are the differences", Lexoloby

2022, "Project finance for BOT transport projects in Vietnam: incentives and obstacles", Lexology

2021, "Fintech in Vietnam: Regulatory regime", Lexology

2021, "Fintech in Vietnam: Business models", Lexology

2021, "Fintech in Vietnam: Overview", Lexology

2020, Vietnam chapter, International Arbitration 2020 - Chambers Global Practice Guides

2020, Financing PPP projects in Vietnam

2019, Acquisition Finance 2019

2019, Project Finance

2019, “New chapter for the development of Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market”, Vietnam Investment Review

2017, “FIEs will have greater rights to import drugs into Vietnam”, IFLR 1000

2017, (with Thu Nguyen and Cuong Le), “A bold move by the Vietnamese Government in the field of solar power projects”, Vietnam Law Insight (Law blog by LNT & Partners)

2016, Vietnam capital market & project finance: Its structure and future, IFLR 1000

2014, Mergers and acquisitions in Vietnam – pitfalls and resolutions, Financier Worldwide

2014, New regulations absorb lessons of public-private partnership history, Vietnam Investment Review

2014, (with Linh Nguyen), Government revises VAT guidance, Vietnam Investment Review

2013, The impacts of investment restriction on non-production areas and the investment environment, Vietnam Investment Review

2013, (with Ngan Thai), Tender law offers value for contractors’ money, Vietnam Investment Review

2013, Legal changes bolster market economy reform, Vietnam Investment Review

Vietnam Contract Law, International Encyclopaedia of Laws, Kluwer Law International, Boston (1999, 2012, 2014);

Vietnam Corporate and Partnership Law, International Encyclopaedia of Laws (co-author), Kluwer Law International, Boston (2012, 2014);

Vietnam Intellectual Property Law, International Encyclopaedia of Laws (co-author), Kluwer Law International, Boston (2012, 2014)

2011, “Create” or “import”?, Vietnam Investment Review

2010, Levy on houses and lands, Vietnam Investment Review